Show Your Kids Some Love and Cut Back on Their Sweet Treats: TIPS to Decrease Added Sugars

Posted on 2/3/2014
by
Yalonda Miller

Limit the amount of foods and beverages with added sugars your kids eat and drink. If you don’t buy them, your kids won’t get them very often. Sweet treats and sugary drinks have a lot of calories but few nutrients. Most added sugars come from sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks, juice drinks, cakes, cookies, ice cream, candy, and other desserts. Make treats “treats,” not everyday foods. Treats are great once in a while. Just don’t make treat foods an everyday thing. Limit sweet treats to special occasions like Valentine’s Day. See below for more tips and heart-healthy ideas.